
“Now, Luke, how has the government shutdown affected the Lakers?”
“Not at all, Uncle Mickey.”
“That’s not why LeBron is sitting out?”
“No. He’s hurt. He strained his groin.”
“Oh, I used to do that all the time. Here’s the trick: you gotta pull the chick closer to you.”
“Gotcha.”
“OUTSTANDING!”
“Speaking of which, do the Laker Girls still have to sleep with Arsenio Hall?”
“I don’t know if they ever ‘had to,’ Uncle Mick.”
“Well, no one would want to. Guy had a head shaped like a rhombus.”
“Okay.”
“He was no Bobby.”
“FANTASTIC!”
“What about the Magic Circle?”
“The what?”
“Where the players circle up and pass the ball to each other in humorous ways.”
“That’s the Globetrotters, Uncle Mick.”
“You should get the Generals on your schedule. That’s a guaranteed win right there.”
“BOMBASTIC!”
“Is your dad just gonna keep yelling positive words?”
“Yeah. He gets caught in what he calls an ‘Enthusiasm Cycle.’ Sometimes it lasts a couple hours.”
“SUPERB!”
“Is Rock bringing in Dr. Gas again tonight?